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Re: SHGetSpecialFolderLocation still not functioning on Win 95!

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From: Jos
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:37
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Helmut Giese wrote:
>>
>> I think you will very rarely find a system where the "Program Files"
>> folder is not the same as:
>> - the first 3 characters of  GetWindowsDirectory() (i.e. the drive)
>> - followed by "Program Files" (even for Windows versions in other
>> languages!).
> Well, no. On my German system it is "Programme", and I am pretty sure
> that on French, Spanish, Italien etc. systems it is something the
> "natives" understand, too.
> Best regards
> Helmut Giese

Blast! Why then didn't they translate it in Dutch?
The Dutch version of Windows still uses "Program Files".

Sorry for my mistake.

--

Jos
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